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Homemade lemon barley water

Name: Homemade lemon barley water
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 10
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 2 organic unwaxed lemons; 50g caster suger; 125g pearl barley

Published: 31 Jul 05
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Fancy a zingy summer drink to go with your tennis viewing? Of course you do! Here’s how to make your own homemade lemon barley water – it takes just three ingredients and 10 minutes to make.

Easy
August 2005

Test kitchen approved

Serves 10
Takes 10 minutes to make, plus cooling

Fancy a zingy summer drink to go with your tennis viewing? Of course you do! Here’s how to make your own homemade lemon barley water – it takes just three ingredients and 10 minutes to make.

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Ingredients

2 organic unwaxed lemons
50g caster suger
125g pearl barley

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Method

Finely grate the zest from the lemons and place in a large glass bowl with caster sugar. Rinse pearl barley and add to the bowl with 1.2 litres boiling water. Stir well and leave to cool.
Squeeze the juice from the lemons and mix into the cooled barely water. Strain through a sieve and chill. Serve with lots of ice.